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| US11/904,454 | 2007-09-26 | ||
| US11/904,454 US8641628B2 (en) | 2007-09-26 | 2007-09-26 | Aperture synthesis using cMUTs |
| PCT/US2008/010468 WO2009042027A1 (en) | 2007-09-26 | 2008-09-08 | Aperture synthesis using cmuts |
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| JP2010540071A JP2010540071A (ja) | 2010-12-24 |
| JP2010540071A5 true JP2010540071A5 (enExample) | 2011-09-22 |
| JP5641937B2 JP5641937B2 (ja) | 2014-12-17 |
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| JP2010526891A Active JP5641937B2 (ja) | 2007-09-26 | 2008-09-08 | ボリューム超音波イメージングシステムおよび超音波イメージング方法 |
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| US (1) | US8641628B2 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP5641937B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR101548499B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN101809458B (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE112008002204B4 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2009042027A1 (enExample) |
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